Anu (also known as An) is an early Mesopotamian sky god who was later viewed as the Father of the Gods and ruler of the heavens, a position which then passed to his son Enlil. He is the son of the couple Anshar and Kishar (heaven and earth, respectively), the second-born of the primordial couple Apsu and Tiamat.
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2735 BCEAnu is adopted by the Akkadians as sky god.
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2334 BCE - 2279 BCEAnu frequently invoked with Inanna as powerful deities by Sargon of Akkad.
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c. 2000 BCE - c. 150 BCETemple of Anu in Uruk in constant use.
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c. 1500 BCEAnu featured in the Myth of Adapa.
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c. 1100 BCEAnu appears in Babylonian work the Enuma Elish.
